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that brings us to school funding. whatever your point of view, we should all agree it is time we start sending the academic results we want to see. what i am proposing is the nation's first comprehensive performance funding plan. this plan will reward schools that are in high marks, or see real improvement in performance. i'm not talking about stopping attendance-based funding formulas. this will augment that system with an approach to promoting school performance while maintaining local control. stopause]together, let's simply funding the system we have and start funding the student achievement we want. [applause]arizona's the future is also tied to another critical decision. it is a decision some would prefer not to face. they would like to wish it away. we cannot. nor can we simply wag our fingers at the federal government. trust me, i tried that once. [laughter][applause]of course, i'm speaking about arizona's medicaid program and expanded coverage in accordance with the affordable care act. like many of you, i op
that brings us to school funding. whatever your point of view, we should all agree it is time we start sending the academic results we want to see. what i am proposing is the nation's first comprehensive performance funding plan. this plan will reward schools that are in high marks, or see real improvement in performance. i'm not talking about stopping attendance-based funding formulas. this will augment that system with an approach to promoting school performance while maintaining local...
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to most of us, most of the order in the world seems planned. it took a lot of planning to organize this event today. took a lot of planning to organize the c-span network. it takes a lot of planning to build automobiles, create airlines. all of the things we see in the world takes planning. why is there food in the groceries every day? you think that must be planned but, in fact, the most important order in society are not planned. they are way beyond the ability of any person or group of people to plan. that's not just a point about the economy. think about language. nobody planned the english language. it arose spontaneously it evolved just like the french language, the russian language. there are a few languages that have two things in common, they were designed by human beings, they were planned and no one speaks them. all the languages that people speak are examples of spontaneous order. law, i know we're here in the ray burn -- rayburn office building and everybody thinks they are involved in making law. the fact is, law evolves spon spon
to most of us, most of the order in the world seems planned. it took a lot of planning to organize this event today. took a lot of planning to organize the c-span network. it takes a lot of planning to build automobiles, create airlines. all of the things we see in the world takes planning. why is there food in the groceries every day? you think that must be planned but, in fact, the most important order in society are not planned. they are way beyond the ability of any person or group of...
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a lot of us have talked about 25%. at least a level 25% that we need to reach. >> the challenge is how far we are willing to go in broadening the base. we do not have the ability to lose it revenue as about the business tax reform. it is challenging to get to 25%. >> do you agree on the corporate side that we should be revenue neutral? my understanding is that in the past we have focused on the corporate rate. >> have the tax code be simplified and consistent with a more robust investment environment, particularly in a competitive environment with other countries. i think it can be done in a revenue neutral way. i do nothing would have the ability to raise the revenue we need to deal with the fiscal problem is with the business tax reform. >> in regards to business taxation, many have made the argument that we need to pay very close attention to the individual code regard to its impact on business taxation. do you think we can do corporate reform without also doing individual tax reform? >> i think we could, but i do n
a lot of us have talked about 25%. at least a level 25% that we need to reach. >> the challenge is how far we are willing to go in broadening the base. we do not have the ability to lose it revenue as about the business tax reform. it is challenging to get to 25%. >> do you agree on the corporate side that we should be revenue neutral? my understanding is that in the past we have focused on the corporate rate. >> have the tax code be simplified and consistent with a more...
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be used. one of the key pieces of legislation that i felt and still feel were most important were the safe laar boar laws. they are on the books in -- harbor law and they are on the books in 11 states. they are to decriminalize the minor. to declare the child/teen a victim of human trafficking of the severest form and no one under the age of 18 has the legal, physical capacity to con scent to sex. to criminalize the adult exemployeders to the fullest extent. every year in every state, hundreds if not thousands minors and women are arrested for the crime of prostitution and the buyers are almost never charged. i'm getting a big stop sign but i'm going to continue. i'm sorry. if you get a big hook you can pull me off. i'm sorry. a survivor described to me how the police in front of her, a teenager being arrested said a to a man who just committed statutory rape, go home to you wife. we don't want to ruin your life. that is how the person being arrested was would be the child, the woman or the bo
be used. one of the key pieces of legislation that i felt and still feel were most important were the safe laar boar laws. they are on the books in -- harbor law and they are on the books in 11 states. they are to decriminalize the minor. to declare the child/teen a victim of human trafficking of the severest form and no one under the age of 18 has the legal, physical capacity to con scent to sex. to criminalize the adult exemployeders to the fullest extent. every year in every state, hundreds...
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if you like to join us, the veterans will ride with us. we thought it was a great opportunity to share, a little different than colonial history. if that was not enough, on the next night, we will be at miller park, the home of the milwaukee brewers. i know a lot of folks have great stadiums. espn named miller park the best baseball stadium in all of major league baseball last year. it is the only retractable roof and all of professional leagues. we have a unique chance because we will be on the field for an event that night. it is not just -- we will take batting practice. a couple of former brewers will join us. a great chance to literally be on the field and enjoy batting practice. beyond those two big events, we will spend another night on the milwaukee lakeshores on the shores of lake michigan. we will be at the discovery museum. we will have the first -- we will have a great time. a lot of fun, a lot of activities. some important policy things able be discussing. if that was not enough, other things are going on throughout the weeken
if you like to join us, the veterans will ride with us. we thought it was a great opportunity to share, a little different than colonial history. if that was not enough, on the next night, we will be at miller park, the home of the milwaukee brewers. i know a lot of folks have great stadiums. espn named miller park the best baseball stadium in all of major league baseball last year. it is the only retractable roof and all of professional leagues. we have a unique chance because we will be on...
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if you could give us your views on what extent immigration reform will help us deal with other countries and to foster u.s. values abroad. >> my last bilateral meeting was yesterday with the new foreign secretary of mexico. we talked about the benefits to the united states and mexico and all of north america and better integrating our economies, particularly our electricity grid and so much else. immigration reform is the right thing to do for america and for people that are here that have been here for a long time and have made their contributions to this country have been law- abiding and contributing residents. it is to our benefit with our neighbors to the south. what is happened has been a slowing down of immigration from mexico because as our economy was struggling and jobs were not as available and the mexican economy was growing, people did not come or they went home. to the immigration flows are coming from further south where there's a lot of instability and significant poverty. we have to have this comprehensive immigration reform which means border security and help with bord
if you could give us your views on what extent immigration reform will help us deal with other countries and to foster u.s. values abroad. >> my last bilateral meeting was yesterday with the new foreign secretary of mexico. we talked about the benefits to the united states and mexico and all of north america and better integrating our economies, particularly our electricity grid and so much else. immigration reform is the right thing to do for america and for people that are here that...
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for us, it lasted 2:41 and it took us about 8,000 miles an hour, around 35, 40 miles altitude. we burned up four and half million pounds of fuel in the first 1:40 through the big enjines. there are vehicles still on display, there's one at kennedy and one in alabama and one at the johnson space center in houston, the remaining vehicles. the vibration was intense on the first stage. it is just shaking like crazy from side to side. i got nervous. i did not think it was going to vibrate that much. my heart beat was 144 per minute. the flight surge -- surgeon says you were really excited. i said what was john's he said john's was like 70. you could see who the cool one was. [laughter] this is the atlantic ocean. florida is the brownish looking piece. what you see at the bottom is california, to the right is baja, california. spin around and you see mexico, central america. back around to the dark area is the gulf of mexico, the rocky mountains, the sierra, nevada. to the left that is the arctic circle and this is the view we had on the way out, element the first earth. this is our
for us, it lasted 2:41 and it took us about 8,000 miles an hour, around 35, 40 miles altitude. we burned up four and half million pounds of fuel in the first 1:40 through the big enjines. there are vehicles still on display, there's one at kennedy and one in alabama and one at the johnson space center in houston, the remaining vehicles. the vibration was intense on the first stage. it is just shaking like crazy from side to side. i got nervous. i did not think it was going to vibrate that much....
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it does force us to deal with budget cuts. it forces us to deal with the $16.40 trillion debt. if we're dealing with sequestration or whether we're dealing with budget cuts, it does force pressurization. if we're not working every day as lawmakers or you within the administration to make sure we're easing the pain of these cuts wherever they may fall within -- whether it is within defense or housing or education, we're not doing right by our constituents and by our country. i want to speak quickly to frustration. these are not making sense at a time when we're forced to prioritize, we're forced to be looking to spending reductions. this is what is going on in my state of alaska with the back door run on the air force base. we are essentially looking at our fiscal year cr level. we have this committee's direction to postpone for structure proposals until the commission report back in 2014. we have a first-year cost on this proposal, of $5.60 million. the fact that the same move was rejected in 2005 get the air force is moving forward with its plan. just last week they held four
it does force us to deal with budget cuts. it forces us to deal with the $16.40 trillion debt. if we're dealing with sequestration or whether we're dealing with budget cuts, it does force pressurization. if we're not working every day as lawmakers or you within the administration to make sure we're easing the pain of these cuts wherever they may fall within -- whether it is within defense or housing or education, we're not doing right by our constituents and by our country. i want to speak...
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americans question how we use the resources entrusted to us. now it has a budget of almost $60 billion and employs 22005000 people. -- two hundred 25,000 people. the government accountability office exposes billions of dollars and cost overruns that major dhs acquisition programs have incurred. as we have learned yesterday, dhs remains on the high risk list in several areas, including department management. the inspector general has identified over 1 billion in questionable cost. vhs -- dhs has yet to but these cost-saving opportunities. in 2012, the inspector general also identify specific challenges on how the department techs the homeland and manages its operations. the report noted difficulties in securing airports, identifying travelers in and out of the united states, and in fema on declaring its federal disasters, despite spending $4.3 billion annually. much more work remains for dhs to efficiently manage its finances, consolidate all legacy databases to efficient data system and improve acquisition outcomes. other examples of acceptable
americans question how we use the resources entrusted to us. now it has a budget of almost $60 billion and employs 22005000 people. -- two hundred 25,000 people. the government accountability office exposes billions of dollars and cost overruns that major dhs acquisition programs have incurred. as we have learned yesterday, dhs remains on the high risk list in several areas, including department management. the inspector general has identified over 1 billion in questionable cost. vhs -- dhs has...
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for both of us? >> the gentleman from florida has 13 minutes. the gentleman from florida -- from georgia has 16 1/2 minutes. >> i am pleased to yield two minutes to a new member of the house of representatives that i know to the -- to be very thoughtful from california, mr. barrel -- mr. barro. >> yesterday, i introduced an amendment that would have separated the pay raise for members of congress from the remainder of federal employees. if that amendment had passed, only members of congress would be affected by this. unfortunately, the rules committee reported a closed rule, and will not allow an up or down vote on any amendments. they would not allow us to vote up and down on this. this does not allow congress to take a clean vote on a cost-of- living adjustment for federal employees. congress needs to start working together in a bipartisan manner and start addressing issues like sequestration and the budget. we need to start making strategic budget decisions, not across-the-board cuts. that is not
for both of us? >> the gentleman from florida has 13 minutes. the gentleman from florida -- from georgia has 16 1/2 minutes. >> i am pleased to yield two minutes to a new member of the house of representatives that i know to the -- to be very thoughtful from california, mr. barrel -- mr. barro. >> yesterday, i introduced an amendment that would have separated the pay raise for members of congress from the remainder of federal employees. if that amendment had passed, only...
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we honor that by moving all of us for words. -- all of us forward. i would like to ask the vice chair of the national governors' association, the governor of oklahoma, to come up and say a few words. we will be happy to take for questions. [applause] >> thank you. it is a pleasure to be here today. we appreciate you joining us as we open up our session for the governors' association to get numbers for our nation. i want to thank you for your leadership of the nga and the time commitment you have put in for this bipartisan organization as we work together to address the problems facing our nation to try to find solutions so we can move this forward together. we are going to have some very productive days as we get through our schedule. we have great programs that will be held this weekend. it is a very busy weekend. we have a lot of important things to discuss. i want to talk about programs and issues we will be discussing during this meeting. economic development and our commerce committee have been in discussion about federal tax reform. that is an
we honor that by moving all of us for words. -- all of us forward. i would like to ask the vice chair of the national governors' association, the governor of oklahoma, to come up and say a few words. we will be happy to take for questions. [applause] >> thank you. it is a pleasure to be here today. we appreciate you joining us as we open up our session for the governors' association to get numbers for our nation. i want to thank you for your leadership of the nga and the time commitment...
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tell us about the project. guest: we have been around for 43 years brett where a nonprofit that advocates on behalf of low-wage and unemployed workers. we want to make sure that people who work for a living have a fair shot at rising on a letter of economic opportunity and being part of the secure middle- class. we advocate for the unemployed to make sure they have adequate state and federal safety net will they are looking for jobs and there is adequate and appropriate job training for people who need new skills. we'll work on behalf of low-wage workers to make sure the minimum wage is set at a competitive level and the wage laws we have in this country are adequately enforced especially on behalf of those who are low-wage workers for it would look to protect people who have criminal records or perhaps poor credit history from unfair job discrimination. certain people should not have certain jobs and using only get a job with which you are qualified. there are many barriers in this country. we will make sure t
tell us about the project. guest: we have been around for 43 years brett where a nonprofit that advocates on behalf of low-wage and unemployed workers. we want to make sure that people who work for a living have a fair shot at rising on a letter of economic opportunity and being part of the secure middle- class. we advocate for the unemployed to make sure they have adequate state and federal safety net will they are looking for jobs and there is adequate and appropriate job training for people...
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you can also join us on our facebook page or send us an e- mail. journal@c-span.org or tweet @cspanwj. why has there been gender inequality? guest: the answer has deep historical roots. violence is the enforcement mechanism to keep women down. the greater physical strength is what has tipped the scale historically. once those things began to happen and once the inequality, the gap widens, then it gets hard. in many cases, there are benefits that men accrue from having women pushed them. we need to in light of a lot of these men in that the future is coming and women are going to be empowered. you can either go with the flow, evolve, embrace it and it will be a better world, or you can get washed away. host: looking back at history, it has been less than 100 years that women have even had the right to vote. if you look at the debate prior to allowing women to vote, how are we doing in this country when it comes to gender equality or inequality? guest: we're doing better than most except for the nordic countries. we still see pay inequity and health
you can also join us on our facebook page or send us an e- mail. journal@c-span.org or tweet @cspanwj. why has there been gender inequality? guest: the answer has deep historical roots. violence is the enforcement mechanism to keep women down. the greater physical strength is what has tipped the scale historically. once those things began to happen and once the inequality, the gap widens, then it gets hard. in many cases, there are benefits that men accrue from having women pushed them. we need...
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with us. the lgbt community merits our consideration. i will not vote for the substitute. i support the lgbt community. i yield back. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman yields back of the the gentlelady from new york reserves. the gentleman from florida continues to reserve. the gentlelady from new york. ms. slaughter: mr. speaker, i am pleased to yield three minutes to the gentleman from maryland to discuss the previous question, mr. van hollen, distinguished ranking member of the committee on the budget, from maryland. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman is recognized for three minutes. mr. van hollen: thank you, mr. speaker. i thank ranking member slaughter, and i hope tomorrow this house will finally have a chance to vote on the bipartisan senate bill to prevent violence against women. i hope tomorrow will also have a chance -- we'll also have a chance to vote on a proposal that we now have put forward three times this year to replace the sequester. unfortunately the rule reported o
with us. the lgbt community merits our consideration. i will not vote for the substitute. i support the lgbt community. i yield back. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman yields back of the the gentlelady from new york reserves. the gentleman from florida continues to reserve. the gentlelady from new york. ms. slaughter: mr. speaker, i am pleased to yield three minutes to the gentleman from maryland to discuss the previous question, mr. van hollen, distinguished ranking member of the...
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as any of us will it. they develop a sixth sense about out what they do will affect your ability to raise money. they become shape shifters, as they adjust their views and light of what they will no to help them raise money. a democrat from virginia said always been to the green -- always lean to the green. point that reformsnchor the founders, is highly unlikely. the united states is worse than lesterland. you can imagine if we lesters get a letter say you can pick the candidate is, you and magic you can aspire to some aristocracy of ideals to make the government a better place. lesters come from all parts of society. we might think it is our job to act in the interest of lesterland. it is possible that lesters act for the good of lesterland. shifting coalition of people who comprise .05% are driven by issues just over the horizon that congress will address after that election. in this sense the united states is worse than lesterland. whenever one wants to say about lesterland, in usaland, lesterland it i
as any of us will it. they develop a sixth sense about out what they do will affect your ability to raise money. they become shape shifters, as they adjust their views and light of what they will no to help them raise money. a democrat from virginia said always been to the green -- always lean to the green. point that reformsnchor the founders, is highly unlikely. the united states is worse than lesterland. you can imagine if we lesters get a letter say you can pick the candidate is, you and...
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host: willie is with us on the line. caller: i look at it like this, when you have a drought, in order to break the drought, everybody has to pay for it. a storm, you have to have a hurricane or a tornado to break a drought. some people are going to get flooded out. so i hope that it will go through. let it do what it is supposed to do and get this stuff straightened out. everybody's looking out for themselves. i worked for general motors. the only thing that got general motors back on track was they had to file bankruptcy and get rid of the waste they had. this is all i've got to say. host: thanks for calling. last week in the wall street journal, there was an op ed's by an assistant secretary of state during the bush administration. he was also the former chief of staff to senator dick lugar of indiana. his op-ed -- this was in the wall street journal last week. ray in myrtle beach, south carolina, independent line. should sequestration be allowed? caller: good morning. yes, it should. this was the deal made in 2011. d
host: willie is with us on the line. caller: i look at it like this, when you have a drought, in order to break the drought, everybody has to pay for it. a storm, you have to have a hurricane or a tornado to break a drought. some people are going to get flooded out. so i hope that it will go through. let it do what it is supposed to do and get this stuff straightened out. everybody's looking out for themselves. i worked for general motors. the only thing that got general motors back on track...
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they have asked us, they have given us the privilege to do that for them. we're hear, minds focused, sleeves rolled up, because we know we have work to do. we know we need to have a leader of this country who is ready to get to work. my friends, i don't think there is any doubt in november, the american people decided they knew who they wanted to be their leader for the next four years. [cheers and applause] we are very pleased that today we convey a message to our president, barack obama that we are ready to work. we see what it means to work. under the leadership of our leader and then speaker nancy pelosi we work with president obama to make sure we turn -- we turn an economy that was hemorrhaging 800,000 jobs a month. we have turned it into a economy that has created 6 million jobs over the last three years. under the leadership of president obama and our leader nancy pelosi, we have helped 105 million americans who no longer have to fear if their child contracts diabetes or in an accident that they will run out of insurance before that child is ready t
they have asked us, they have given us the privilege to do that for them. we're hear, minds focused, sleeves rolled up, because we know we have work to do. we know we need to have a leader of this country who is ready to get to work. my friends, i don't think there is any doubt in november, the american people decided they knew who they wanted to be their leader for the next four years. [cheers and applause] we are very pleased that today we convey a message to our president, barack obama that...
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elmendorf has given us shows us some of the ways we can get there. it's not a hopeless situation, but it's a very dire situation. the picture c.b.o. paints of the next 10 years is immensely disturbing. our gross federal debt after rising $6 trillion in the last four years will rise another $9 trillion by 2022. c.b.o.'s report also suggests that there things only get worse outside that 10-year worse outside that 10-year window, continuing us on an
elmendorf has given us shows us some of the ways we can get there. it's not a hopeless situation, but it's a very dire situation. the picture c.b.o. paints of the next 10 years is immensely disturbing. our gross federal debt after rising $6 trillion in the last four years will rise another $9 trillion by 2022. c.b.o.'s report also suggests that there things only get worse outside that 10-year worse outside that 10-year window, continuing us on an
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that is the choice before us. we have tried four times, and we are going to introduce a bill on behalf of the democratic caucus today in the house to keep fighting, and we should stay here, as the leader said, to get that done, rather than going away while that clock ticks down to march 1, which is the countdown to 750,000 jobs lost. our bill is entitled to a stop the sequester job loss now, and we hope we can get this bill taken up. >> thank you, mr. ranking member and mr. chairman. any questions? >> >> given what you think of the popularity, but do you consider a discharged position on this, and if you guys cannot get the sequester undone, would you favor a targeted waiver in sandy aid? >> we want to introduce this bill and hope it could be brought up, a discharge position -- petition is an option that we have. it takes a little more time than getting them, asking them to let us -- we could have brought this bill today on the floor. we will have a vote on it on the previous question, a procedural vote, not the v
that is the choice before us. we have tried four times, and we are going to introduce a bill on behalf of the democratic caucus today in the house to keep fighting, and we should stay here, as the leader said, to get that done, rather than going away while that clock ticks down to march 1, which is the countdown to 750,000 jobs lost. our bill is entitled to a stop the sequester job loss now, and we hope we can get this bill taken up. >> thank you, mr. ranking member and mr. chairman. any...
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i can use may american express card to use paypal. in the off-line world, we have connected with 20 through the largest retailers in the country. we have integrated with their existing hardware and software. if any of you go into home depot this weekend, by whatever and when you go to the checkout line, say i will pay with paypal. th will show you the little swipe their. -- there. you press paypal goo. then you are done. you just paid. hands-free payment, they call it. you do not need your wallet or your mobile phone. the receipt is texted to you the minute that you pay so you know exactly what you bought. what is happening in the external world is that you can we signed a partner ship with discover. with paypal here, which is our swipe device, we're trying to get coverage in the off-line world. that is new for us. the retailers are pulling us in. we will try to get ubiquitous cover in the next six to 12 months or you can use paypal in any location. >> going back to your consulting days, you doubled down on paypal when ebay for starte
i can use may american express card to use paypal. in the off-line world, we have connected with 20 through the largest retailers in the country. we have integrated with their existing hardware and software. if any of you go into home depot this weekend, by whatever and when you go to the checkout line, say i will pay with paypal. th will show you the little swipe their. -- there. you press paypal goo. then you are done. you just paid. hands-free payment, they call it. you do not need your...
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they allow us to be the way that we use the technology -- use the technology. that is incredibly powerful. that is overall what you really want to have happen, to be able to whittle away the technology, such that all the complication lies in the use. it is like a nice perk. the single layer you interact with -- that is why voice recognition has taken off to the degree it has and why siri is so interesting, this notion that you can talk, you can see what you're thinking, transcribe an e-mail, transcribe a text or research. that is the way you navigate and have every day of your life. there is a whole set of technology in supercomputers that with your voice, you can do them -- you can do with them what you want to do. >> is something akin to a walled garden, to ration, is that not such a bad thing? >> the application system that exists in apple is very curated, but absolutely beautiful. the reason why i do not think that is a bad thing is because it has raised user's expectations for design. people did not used to think about design or appreciate it. the fact tha
they allow us to be the way that we use the technology -- use the technology. that is incredibly powerful. that is overall what you really want to have happen, to be able to whittle away the technology, such that all the complication lies in the use. it is like a nice perk. the single layer you interact with -- that is why voice recognition has taken off to the degree it has and why siri is so interesting, this notion that you can talk, you can see what you're thinking, transcribe an e-mail,...
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that's what people expect us to do and expect us to make the decisions. here at the 11th hour, we need to do that. there are opportunities for us to get that done. >> we aren't going to rely on the supercommittee and understand, this comes back to your question, even when march 1 comes and sequestration hits, we aren't going to rest. we are going to work and mitigate some of these consequences. [inaudible] >> there is a lot of talk about the house appropriation committee -- [inaudible] >> what's the tenor of that discussion? is that being considered and if so who is kind of involved? >> congressman forbes and myself have been involved in those conversations with the leadership both at the committee level of appropriations and with the conference leadership about how would we go about doing that. there are concerns about giving transfer authority and saying we will move money wherever you want. chairman forbes and i have been part of the discussion and say, let's identify the service branches to determine where the money is needed to really address the mos
that's what people expect us to do and expect us to make the decisions. here at the 11th hour, we need to do that. there are opportunities for us to get that done. >> we aren't going to rely on the supercommittee and understand, this comes back to your question, even when march 1 comes and sequestration hits, we aren't going to rest. we are going to work and mitigate some of these consequences. [inaudible] >> there is a lot of talk about the house appropriation committee --...
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he said let us get this done now. we have a one-off opportunity of bipartisan cooperation where republicans and democrats agree we should do something. what is due -- let us hope we can work on this bipartisan work and get something comprehensive to the president right away. >> what was the experience like tonight? when did you get your seat? >> i went about an hour and a half early. i got a seat close enough to the aisle where i could shake his hand and say thank you before he went to the podium. >> did the republicans have a chance of working the immigration issue positively? >> they do. i looked over toward the republican side of the room. when it was about immigration reform, a handful more of the public and stood up then the normal amount that stood up. that is a good sign. there is quite a bit of motivation on their side of the aisle. the roads to the presidency and the next four years will go -- go through more inclusion of the latino community. the democrats have been working on that vision. hopefully, that wi
he said let us get this done now. we have a one-off opportunity of bipartisan cooperation where republicans and democrats agree we should do something. what is due -- let us hope we can work on this bipartisan work and get something comprehensive to the president right away. >> what was the experience like tonight? when did you get your seat? >> i went about an hour and a half early. i got a seat close enough to the aisle where i could shake his hand and say thank you before he went...
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i used to be an accountant. i can tell you raising taxes on the wealthy will do nothing unless we can eliminate offshore accounts. if we could just do that, i think a sequester would almost be unnecessary. it would close the existing loopholes. i do not know what to say. congress, having them lose 20 percent of their pay would do nothing. they would not even notice a 20 percent cut. guest: 2 points. one is our spending cuts like this necessary and a good bit? the second is what about taxes? it is interesting because what carol is proposing a cutting loopholes and deductions is on the table when is the poster was implemented in that i know the obama administration was more partial to a proposal where we would see across-the-board cuts in deductions, which would disproportionately hit the wealthy. that did not a ticket -- that did not get agreed to for fairly obvious reasons. house republicans do not like that as much as revenue cuts. even if you believe you need $110 billion in cuts this year to the federal budge
i used to be an accountant. i can tell you raising taxes on the wealthy will do nothing unless we can eliminate offshore accounts. if we could just do that, i think a sequester would almost be unnecessary. it would close the existing loopholes. i do not know what to say. congress, having them lose 20 percent of their pay would do nothing. they would not even notice a 20 percent cut. guest: 2 points. one is our spending cuts like this necessary and a good bit? the second is what about taxes? it...
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our economy could use some presidential leadership right now. on thursday the presidentsban disbanded his jobs council after a grand total of four meetingsyr in two years. as americans got to work on friday, they learned their economy still isn't creating enough jobs. the unemployment rate actually went up. now government spending does cause growth, as the president believes, we shouldn't be having these problems. then may be, it wouldn't be so disappointing that his budget is late. well, we are having trouble and a large part spending is the problem. it's what's chasing jobs overseas and causing muchture anxiety about our future. one example of something the president's budget could have addressed is his sequester. sequester as washington speak is automatic spending cuts. the president first proposed this sequester in 2011 and insisted that it be part of the debt limit agreement. now twice the house has passed legislation to replace the president's sequester with common sense reform that's will reduce spending and preserve and strengthen our sa
our economy could use some presidential leadership right now. on thursday the presidentsban disbanded his jobs council after a grand total of four meetingsyr in two years. as americans got to work on friday, they learned their economy still isn't creating enough jobs. the unemployment rate actually went up. now government spending does cause growth, as the president believes, we shouldn't be having these problems. then may be, it wouldn't be so disappointing that his budget is late. well, we...
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president, give us a budget, tell us when it balances. tell us when you'll have a balanced budget. we asked the president to do the same thing that american families are doing. thank you and i yield back. the chair: the gentleman yields back. the gentleman from maryland. mr. van hollen: i reserve. the chair: continues to reserve. the gentleman from georgia. mr. price: thank you, mr. chairman. i am pleased to yield to a new member of the house, mr. messer. the chair: the gentleman is recognized for a minute and a half. mr. messer: i commend my colleague, dr. price. this bill says one very simple thing, that the president, when he smits a budget, must say when or whether it balances. the american people deserve to know when the budget proposed by the president will balance. that's all this bill requires. it doesn't say that the president has to balance the budget, though it should. it doesn't say he should need to stop spending money that we don't have, though it should. it says to the american people when, if at all, the budget proposal will not be in deficit. this should not be a p
president, give us a budget, tell us when it balances. tell us when you'll have a balanced budget. we asked the president to do the same thing that american families are doing. thank you and i yield back. the chair: the gentleman yields back. the gentleman from maryland. mr. van hollen: i reserve. the chair: continues to reserve. the gentleman from georgia. mr. price: thank you, mr. chairman. i am pleased to yield to a new member of the house, mr. messer. the chair: the gentleman is recognized...
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we are going to talk about state dinner and use that as an introduction for all of us and how they are put on, where the first lady comes into it, all of the various parts of the white house that get involved. it certainly is a big event and one that involves everybody. gary, can you start as off? as chief usher you handled the residence staff. >> i would be glad to. the first notice of a state dinner or state visit comes from the state department. it usually goes through the social secretary of the white house. soon after the socialists a cap -- after the social security -- social secretary had a conversation with the first lady, he would lay out who, when, where, and how it was going to be about. there was a lot of planning. there is a lot of planning. usually these events are planned three, four, sometimes as much as a year in the future. sometimes a lot less time depending on world situations. but certainly the planning is intensive. and i think one of the things that most people forget about state dinners is they set a style for the white house from a social aspect and they also s
we are going to talk about state dinner and use that as an introduction for all of us and how they are put on, where the first lady comes into it, all of the various parts of the white house that get involved. it certainly is a big event and one that involves everybody. gary, can you start as off? as chief usher you handled the residence staff. >> i would be glad to. the first notice of a state dinner or state visit comes from the state department. it usually goes through the social...
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"newsweek" tells us there are 500,000 polyamorous relationships in the us. i think there is no relevant distinction between those and two man in love. both have the emotnal union and have what makes a marriage. even the idea that it is a sexual relationship, perhaps the least controversiapart of most people's vision of marriage emma becomes harder to explain. if all that contributes to marriage is a certain fostering ofmotion and tenderness, then it is hard to see why sex is crucial, why it is not replaceable depending on temperament or taste, with other forms of activities or intimacy. that is some of the reason i think this marriage -- a vision of marriage gets marriage wrong. it misunderstands the human we have after. you might ask what difference it makes, why it is not just enshrined, this alternative vision of marriage in the law? i think to get a handle on that question we have to first ask why we recognize marriage at al. a puzzling thing. usually the less personal a relationship is, the more the state is involved. our business partnerships, but not
"newsweek" tells us there are 500,000 polyamorous relationships in the us. i think there is no relevant distinction between those and two man in love. both have the emotnal union and have what makes a marriage. even the idea that it is a sexual relationship, perhaps the least controversiapart of most people's vision of marriage emma becomes harder to explain. if all that contributes to marriage is a certain fostering ofmotion and tenderness, then it is hard to see why sex is crucial,...
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you can also join us at facebook or send us an e-mail. a couple of issues dealing with health care and the elderly. a cover story, "increased -- a crisis in plain sight." and this cover story from time magazine called, "why medical billsa re killing us." and from "the new york times," -- there is the story of one of a number of republican governors -- he said ohio would reverse this decision if the government failed to cover all the cost of the expansion. here are some details for ohio -- last year the supreme court ruling that they have the ability to tap in and out of the system. medicaid covers 2.2 million people in ohio. it is the single largest program in the state with a two year budget. it accounts for roughly $18.7 billion, or 32% of the more than $55 billion budget. junkies to talk about medicare and medicaid as a way to deal with the issue that a number of governors are now focusing on. here is from last tuesday in lima, ohio. >> this state wanted mom and dad to have the resources to stay in their own homes if they were able and
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reach us on twitter or facebook, or send us an e-mail. let's go through the headlines in the national papers this morning. pierce "usa toda -- here is "usa today" -- and then here is the "washington times" -- and the new york times -- the wall street journal -- the washington post -- we are getting your reaction this morning on the washington journal for the first hour. what did you think of the speech, the proposals, and the republican response as well? later on, a line of lawmakers for their reaction and to take your comments. our first phone call is joe in georgia, republican. caller: thank you. i love c-span, greta. it was the same old obama with more taxes and more government. marco rubio is incredible. the key to our future is electing more people like him and tom graves and doug collins and tom price. we don't need this more government and taxes. we cannot afford it. rubio is great. he is a future president along with tom graves. host: >> you are frequent caller. every 30 days. respect that rule. what do you think about immigration
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government is using is not the same data that the world bank is using or that is being used by other of our eyes. -- our allies. and i have only been there for three quarters. the first time i sat down and looked at the quarterly report, and you and i even had a conversation about that. the data that we are getting on the effectiveness of the afghan security forces, you had doubts and i had doubts. i told my people to start pulling the string. this is where action is very useful. i hate to say this, but i really rely upon you all here in the community in washington, d.c. and elsewhere who study the issues. you study the issues. we are adjusted counts and investigators. -- we are just a accountants and investigators. you said there was a question there. i thought there was a doubtful question there. and we have been pulling the string. and in the latest quarterly report, we raised concerns. raised in the second quarterly report. we have raised it again. now we will begin to look at what is behind the numbers. it looks like our data on the forces, the afghan security forces that we wil
government is using is not the same data that the world bank is using or that is being used by other of our eyes. -- our allies. and i have only been there for three quarters. the first time i sat down and looked at the quarterly report, and you and i even had a conversation about that. the data that we are getting on the effectiveness of the afghan security forces, you had doubts and i had doubts. i told my people to start pulling the string. this is where action is very useful. i hate to say...
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the rest of us, we take it. i pay for the oil companies to get all kinds of rebates and all of this business. i do not want to do that. it is part of my obligation as a citizen of this country. host: this is one of the editorials this morning in the new york times -- back to the phones. rosella in new york, on our line for republicans. you are on the "washington journal." caller: good morning. i have been watching this debate -- is quite controversial, obviously, regarding coverage for contraception -- contraception. over the years, i have listened to this. in fact, i have listened to it long before it became a hot topic, listening to and talk in different organizations. host: what you think about the opt-out offer? caller: i think it is a good idea. my two points -- id not think religious organizations, churches, should have any business in this topic as a group, because they have a vested interest in women producing more babies. first of all, most of them, the catholic church included, and they are probably on
the rest of us, we take it. i pay for the oil companies to get all kinds of rebates and all of this business. i do not want to do that. it is part of my obligation as a citizen of this country. host: this is one of the editorials this morning in the new york times -- back to the phones. rosella in new york, on our line for republicans. you are on the "washington journal." caller: good morning. i have been watching this debate -- is quite controversial, obviously, regarding coverage...
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that's the term we use. it does result in situations where all of a sudden you see a certain population becoming more likely to get jobs because they inherently have the skill. they have grown up in bilingual homes, they are bicultural. they understand the interplay of languages. i think it is something that a few generations of workers right now are sort of stuck in an untenable position, because we have not been brought up in an educational system that values the bilingual skills as much as we should. hopefully, our children will do better and they will learn from early ages and not have those kind of barriers of finding work. i feel for the caller. if i really do understand your frustration. host: lancaster, pennsylvania, on the democratic line. caller: good morning. i have one question about being over 50. i am unemployed. what they say to you is you are overqualified. what do they mean by that? the other thing is jobs we see today are still being outsourced. as i speak, there are probably thousands and
that's the term we use. it does result in situations where all of a sudden you see a certain population becoming more likely to get jobs because they inherently have the skill. they have grown up in bilingual homes, they are bicultural. they understand the interplay of languages. i think it is something that a few generations of workers right now are sort of stuck in an untenable position, because we have not been brought up in an educational system that values the bilingual skills as much as...
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president, give us a budget, tell us when it balances. tell us when you'll have a balanced budget. we asked the president to do the same thing that american families are doing. thank you and i yield back. the chair: the gentleman yields back. the gentleman from maryland. mr. van hollen: i reserve. the chair: continues to reserve. the gentleman from georgia. mr. price: thank you, mr. chairman. i am pleased to yield to a new member of the house, mr. messer. the chair: the gentleman is recognized for a minute and a half. mr. messer: i commend my colleague, dr. price. this bill says one very simple thing, that the president, when he smits a budget, must say when or whether it balances. the american people deserve to know when the budget proposed by the president will balance. that's all this bill requires. it doesn't say that the president has to balance the budget, though it should. it doesn't say he should need to stop spending money that we don't have, though it should. it says to the american people when, if at all, the budget proposal will not be in deficit. this should not be a p
president, give us a budget, tell us when it balances. tell us when you'll have a balanced budget. we asked the president to do the same thing that american families are doing. thank you and i yield back. the chair: the gentleman yields back. the gentleman from maryland. mr. van hollen: i reserve. the chair: continues to reserve. the gentleman from georgia. mr. price: thank you, mr. chairman. i am pleased to yield to a new member of the house, mr. messer. the chair: the gentleman is recognized...
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speaker, to remind us all what president kennedy told us, he said, let us not seek the republican or democratic answer but the right answer. let us not seek to fix the blame for the past but let us accept our response responseability for the future. mr. davis: that's where we stand today with this looming sequestration. it's time to get beyond the party politics, time to stop the blame -- blaming and finger pointing. the truth is, it took both parties, the house, the senate and the president, to approve sequestration. and it's going to take both parties, republicans and democrats, a house, a senate, and the president, to resolve it. the decisions we will have to make won't be easy. and no one, no one will get everything they want. but that's why we were elected. that's why our constituents, that's why they entrusted us to serve in this body. so let us take this opportunity to do the job that we were sent to washington, d.c. to be in this house, the pri ledge of serving in this house, let's do our jobs. do what our constituents sent us to do. let's put aside the partisan politics, let
speaker, to remind us all what president kennedy told us, he said, let us not seek the republican or democratic answer but the right answer. let us not seek to fix the blame for the past but let us accept our response responseability for the future. mr. davis: that's where we stand today with this looming sequestration. it's time to get beyond the party politics, time to stop the blame -- blaming and finger pointing. the truth is, it took both parties, the house, the senate and the president,...
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we do not use them. in sight -- in chicago, you have strict gun control measures so the pool of potential victims is largely unharmed. -- unarmed. in chicago, out of 90 federal jurisdictions, chicago is number 89 in prosecution of crimes committed with guns. what do you know if you are a criminal in chicago? your potential victim is probably not going to be able to do anything if you are robbing him or whatever. you do not get any additional criminal penalties for using a gun. criminals in their own mind is rational. if is sentence is haven certain which it can be you are less likely to be using a gun. the government is not doing it, such prosecutions are down 35% during the administration. the president said it is time to prosecute gun crimes. we have laws and they are there. u.s. attorneys say with them, -- to them, you bring in somebody committed of a crime and i will send them to federal prison if they had a firearm. that can be done today. >> we want to thank you for doing this. my apologies. >> i a
we do not use them. in sight -- in chicago, you have strict gun control measures so the pool of potential victims is largely unharmed. -- unarmed. in chicago, out of 90 federal jurisdictions, chicago is number 89 in prosecution of crimes committed with guns. what do you know if you are a criminal in chicago? your potential victim is probably not going to be able to do anything if you are robbing him or whatever. you do not get any additional criminal penalties for using a gun. criminals in...
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and may the lord bless us, protect us from all evil, and bring us everlasting life, amen. the speaker pro tempore: the chair has examined the journal of the last day's proceedings and announces to the house his approval thereof. pursuant to clause 1 of rule 1, the journal stands approved. the chair will lead the house in the pledge of allegiance. i pledge allegiance to the flag of the united states of america and to the republic for which it stands, one nation under god, indivisible, with liberty and justice for all. the chair lays before the house a communication. the clerk: the honorable the speaker, house of representatives. sir, pursuant to the permission granted in clause 2-h of rule 2 of the rules of the u.s. house of representatives, the clerk received the following message from the secretary of the senate on january 31, 2013, at 5:34 p.m. that the senate passed without amendment h.r. 325. signed, sincerely, karen l. haas. the speaker pro tempore: the chair lays before the house a communication. the clerk: the honorable the speaker, house of representatives. sir, pu
and may the lord bless us, protect us from all evil, and bring us everlasting life, amen. the speaker pro tempore: the chair has examined the journal of the last day's proceedings and announces to the house his approval thereof. pursuant to clause 1 of rule 1, the journal stands approved. the chair will lead the house in the pledge of allegiance. i pledge allegiance to the flag of the united states of america and to the republic for which it stands, one nation under god, indivisible, with...
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let us not forget, mr. speaker, that it was republican hostage taking, the debt limit, in the 2011 that brought about the budget control act which created the sequester. speaker boehner himself after the deal creating the squerser -- sequester said, and i quote, about the budget control act, which included the sequester which faces us at the end of this month, when you look at this final agreement, he said, that we came to with the white house, i got 98% of what i wanted. now, let me again stress, many of us voted for this. for the past two years, however, the republican majority in this house has had our country lurching from one fiscal crisis to another. repeatedly, they've threatened to default on our obligations, slash spending in a meat ax way. they've undermined my view the growth of our economy and jobs and that's the view of c.b.o. as well, and they've put in question our commitment to investing in our defense and in job creation. in short, the republican majority, mr. speaker, in my opinion, in thi
let us not forget, mr. speaker, that it was republican hostage taking, the debt limit, in the 2011 that brought about the budget control act which created the sequester. speaker boehner himself after the deal creating the squerser -- sequester said, and i quote, about the budget control act, which included the sequester which faces us at the end of this month, when you look at this final agreement, he said, that we came to with the white house, i got 98% of what i wanted. now, let me again...
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like us on facebook. the supreme court is expected to hear arguments in late march in two cases that has laws restricting gay marriage. the federal society hosted the society on >> thank you. richard fallon is the junior professor of constitutional law at harvard law school. he also earned a ba degree from oxford university, where he was a rhodes scholar. he served as a law clerk to justices of the united states supreme court and has written extensively about constitutional and federal courts law. he is the author of several books. we are very grateful for him to part -- for participating. andrew koppelman is the john paul stevens professor of law at northwestern university. he received his bachelor's from the university of chicago and his jd and phd from yale law school. his scholarship focuses on issues at the intersection of law and political philosophy. he is the author of "defending american religious neutrality," and several other books. and more than 80 articles and scholarly journals. sherif girgi
like us on facebook. the supreme court is expected to hear arguments in late march in two cases that has laws restricting gay marriage. the federal society hosted the society on >> thank you. richard fallon is the junior professor of constitutional law at harvard law school. he also earned a ba degree from oxford university, where he was a rhodes scholar. he served as a law clerk to justices of the united states supreme court and has written extensively about constitutional and federal...
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it allows us to use technology. that is incredibly powerful. that's overall what you want to have happen, to be able to whittle away the technology so that all the complication lies underneath. there is that thin layer that you interact with. one of the reasons why voice recognition has taken off to the degree that is has and why siri is something that is so interesting for people. you can just say what you are thinking and transcribe an e- mail or a text or a search. now there is this whole set of technology and supercomputers that with your voice, you canyou can have it do what you want them to do. >> is that to say that a level of curation, something akin to a wall garden, may be necessary? >> i think there is a clear tension there. i do think that the application systems that exist in i.o.s. and in apple is very curated, but absolutely beautiful. i do not think it is such a bad thing because it has raised users' expectations for design. people used to not think about design or appreciate it that much. when you see something that is beautifu
it allows us to use technology. that is incredibly powerful. that's overall what you want to have happen, to be able to whittle away the technology so that all the complication lies underneath. there is that thin layer that you interact with. one of the reasons why voice recognition has taken off to the degree that is has and why siri is something that is so interesting for people. you can just say what you are thinking and transcribe an e- mail or a text or a search. now there is this whole...
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conyers to tell us stories about rosa parks, tell us stories about rosa parks. one that i think is appropriate at this time is that john -- john conyers first met her when he was just out of school. he traveled south to join the civil rights movement after law school and he met her then. she worked in his first campaign and she would later become his first congressional hire, the first person he hired on his congressional staff. what a beautiful connection. well, pretty soon mr. conyers found out that people were visiting the office to see rosa parks and not the congress. [laughter] in fact, she was invited all over the country to be honored. and how about this, mr. president, one day she went to him and she said she wanted to thank him for allowing her to be honored all over the country and would be willing to take a pay cut for her time away from the office. because of the leadership of the congressional black caucus and that of leader reid and then speaker hastert, rosa parks was the first woman to lie in state in the rotunda of the capitol of the united stat
conyers to tell us stories about rosa parks, tell us stories about rosa parks. one that i think is appropriate at this time is that john -- john conyers first met her when he was just out of school. he traveled south to join the civil rights movement after law school and he met her then. she worked in his first campaign and she would later become his first congressional hire, the first person he hired on his congressional staff. what a beautiful connection. well, pretty soon mr. conyers found...
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you can contact us on twitter or facebook or e-mail us. here's our facebook page this morning with a poll on your favorite president. you can put in your 2 cents on our facebook page. on facebook -- post your comments. give us who you like and why, on our facebook page. also, send us a tweet. here's a gallup poll that was taken in 2011. that was the gallup poll taken in 2011. in 2012, also -- we're getting your take this morning on this president's day. who is your favorite and why? the phone numbers -- all others, 202-585-3882. we will get to your phone calls. but voice of america put out a piece, talking about the u.s. celebrating president's day. it first became a federal holiday in 1879 to celebrate the february 22nd birthday of george washington, the first u.s. president. joe in maryland, democrat, hi. caller: my favorit would have to have been bill clinton. there are so many to choose from. i was very young. it was in high school at the time. he put into place a lot of laws that allow for people like me to go to college. beyond that,
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i want us instead to be using the language of and the rhetoric of promoting flourishing. promoting wellness. not stopping bullying. it is such a narrow way of thinking about it. of course we do not want bullying. we do not want bullying because we want everybody to be pro social. that is the way we want to go about it. there is primary prevention versus secondary prevention. you saw the public health model and so on remember there is a 85% of the model that is primary prevention, promoting positive development. that is where the bulk of our focus, rhetoric, and resources needs to go think about it in terms of promoting flourishing in that primary prevention piece. i like to use the western eastern medicine metaphor. many years ago when my cousin was graduating from medical care -- medical school, i went to his graduation. wayne state university. i was going there, too. i do not remember the name of the speaker. he was a nobel prize winner. the way it was situated was it was a huge stage and the medical fact -- faculty was sitting in the back behind the speaker. the gradua
i want us instead to be using the language of and the rhetoric of promoting flourishing. promoting wellness. not stopping bullying. it is such a narrow way of thinking about it. of course we do not want bullying. we do not want bullying because we want everybody to be pro social. that is the way we want to go about it. there is primary prevention versus secondary prevention. you saw the public health model and so on remember there is a 85% of the model that is primary prevention, promoting...